In celebration of the historic development that beginning today gay and lesbian couples can marry in the state of Vermont, Ben & Jerry's has come up with a special ice cream name.

The company has renamed their yummy Chubby Hubby flavor to Hubby Hubby for the entire month of September.

The company states:

"Ben & Jerry’s has a long history of commitment to social justice, including gay rights. Its partnership with Freedom to Marry, a national leader in the movement for marriage equality, aims to raise awareness of the importance of marriage equality and to encourage other states to follow the blazing trails of Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, and Maine.

Ben & Jerry’s aims to raise awareness of the importance of marriage equality and, to show its support, will serve “Hubby Hubby” sundaes in Vermont Scoop Shops throughout the month of September."

Even Ben & Jerry's CEO, Walt Freese, is speaking out. He says, “At the core of Ben & Jerry’s values, we believe that social justice can and should be something that every human being is entitled to. From the very beginning of our 30 year history, we have supported equal rights for all people. The legalization of marriage for gay and lesbian couples in Vermont is certainly a step in the right direction and something worth celebrating with peace, love and plenty of ice cream.”

We're sure not everyone will agree, but we're definitely happy that B&J is setting such a good public example.

Just when you think you've seen it all…..anyone else find it discriminating that gays can have parades and their own ice cream without any repercussions and if the straight community were to have straight ice cream or a heterosexual parade we'd be crucified

Awww. Poor baby. Being hetero puts you at such a disadvantage in this world. If you want your own ice cream, I'm sure we make one just for you. Why don't we put a stick into a Summer's Eve and freeze it? We can call it a Douche-sicle.

Re: Hofnar – that sounds like a nice idea…it's not about the ice cream, you can have all that stuff i just get sick of listening to the whining that goes on from the gay community. My neighbours are gay and i get along fine with them but they aren't always crying about this and that…they just go about their day to day business like the rest of us…they don't feel the need to broadcast their sexuality or the need for parades to exploit their sexuality

Re: scottyk – Meh, it's the most horrible thing to be white and straight these days. And I'm not being funny. I'm dead serious. If a white person says where's the whites only college fund, then they are racist. If a black wants some money from the fund they are "advancing themselves". If you are against gay marriage but okay with civil unions, you are a homophone. If you don't like the healthcare plan Obama's trying to push - you are racist. If you try to say you aren't, no matter what is said - it's "proof" you are even more racist. If you are against the Gay parade when it matters the least, even if you believe in the idea, you are a homophobe. Even if you are a gay rights activist, but refuse to kiss another of the same sex - you are still a homophobe.

How nice of Ben & Jerry to not include the LEZBO couples, seems they feel more for the male GAYS than the LEZBO'S since they named it HUBBY HUBBY !! FYI i am gay so its ok for me to talk this way, just interesting how they forgot the LEZBO'S got the right as well, i personally could careless either way, just a interesting way to forget ALL the people they are so called claiming to CELEBRATE,,,,,,,

of all the ben and jerrys flavors, they choose the one with fudge covered pretzels stuffed with peanut butter to commemorate same sex marriages. i think it's nice that they tried because i'm all for gay rights, but seriously they couldn't think of a word play on another flavor?

I am so happy to hear about Hubby Hubby Ice cream. It fills my heart with Joy and that you are standing up for what you believe in. I am a Straight female who believes we all should support the right to love and make commitments to those we love no matter what others think. What else can i say but i am very proud of you. Keep up the good work and don't let those right winged complainers get you down.

Good for Ben & Jerry’s.
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Suporting marriage equality & having a sense of humor at the same time!
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EVERY ADULT HAS THE RIGHT TO LOVE AND BE LOVED BY AN ADULT WHO LOVES THEM. EVERYONE HAS THE RIGHT TO EQUAL TREATMENT UNDER THE LAW!

I'm all for equal rights for every American, and I would buy "Hubby Hubby."

However, I find it a little distasteful– even if B&J didn't intend it– that the gay-male titled ice cream involves chocolate logs with peanut butter coming out of them, along with fudge. Doesn't that just SEEM like a bad idea? It's also HILARIOUS.